Clare Mogridge is a Year 6 teacher and ICT lead at St Alban’s C of E school in Havant, as well as a freelance educational consultant and trainer. Nicknamed ‘Mogbot’ by her pupils, here she shares her top 6 tips on how to use ICT to inspire and interest kids of all ages....

Schools need to make sure that they’re not wasting a single penny. Cathy Parker, an education consultant at Planet Sherston, discusses why she considers freemium to be a good option for them to consider....

As Sherston Software makes its online digital world Planet Sherston, free for all primary schools, the company has decided not to take a stand at BETT for the first time in thirty years. Event Manager, Karen Pernyes breathes a sigh of relief on the one hand, whilst admitting she will miss the show. Here, she looks at what is so great about BETT, bu...

Friday the 19th of September is International Talk Like a Pirate Day - and that includes on Planet Sherston! Liven up your lessons with these content picks from our treasure trove of 3000+ activities!...

There's no doubting the impact of video games on both adults and children alike - but it's not until recently that educationalists have noticed the potential of mainstream Video Games being adapted for school use, the most famous of which is Minecraft. Are there other games out there with the potential to be used in education? Andy Cotter...

The Pupil Premium was introduced by the Department for Education in 2011 and in the 2014/2015 financial year, pupil premium funding will increase to £1,300 for each eligible primary-aged pupil. Learn more about how you can use your pupil premium funding to raise attainment in your school with Planet Sherston!...

We hope that last week's Hour of Code got your pupils excited about the possibilities created by computer programming – and the doorways that it can open. To keep the momentum going, here are five interesting pieces of computer programming history to share with your pupils....

We are proud to announce today that Sherston Software has been one of the very first companies to benefit from Nesta's Impact Fund. Nesta's contribution will enable us to push harder at the boundaries of online adaptive learning and assessment technologies...

There's lots to be excited about this year on Planet Sherston – starting with BETT 2014. Here's what we're sharing with visitors to stand F258, at ExCel London from Wednesday the 22nd to Saturday the 25th of January...

In partnership with our friends at Webanywhere, we're offering pupils at schools across the United Kingdom the opportunity to design a new alien avatar for Planet Sherston. Read on to learn more about how you can get involved!...

This week, we welcome Simon Widdowson from Porchester Junior School to the Planet Sherston blog. Simon looks at how Planet Sherston's resources can be used to meet the requirements of the 2014 National Curriculum for Computing....

Planet Sherston has teamed up with the leading Romanian software house SIVECO, to deliver a project (co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund) to provide interactive digital content based on the Maltese Primary School Curriculum to over 100 schools in Malta, by the end of July 2014....

In this week's post, we look at three ways that you can harness the power of Minecraft to engage your pupils in learning. Minecraft is an indie game that's available inexpensively for the PC, with a free edition available for Raspberry Pi....

The gamification of education is becoming more and more prevalent in the classroom. Peter Mason looks at the ways you can harness game-based learning and raise attainment with Planet Sherston in your school....

Game-based learning can make homework easier for everyone. With the issue of forgetful pupils and a lack of time, homework can be both stressful and time consuming for even the most well prepared of teaching staff. Andy Cotterell looks at how using a game-based learning environment online can help improve both results and completion of homework, as...